Perhaps one of the remote control programs like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.xdevelop.rmp&feature=search_result would give you access. Of course, it can be installed directly from the Google Play Store, but to start it, you'll have to approximate where on the screen to touch if the display is completely dead. There are plenty of others out there like this, as well as backup utilities. I am sure one of those can get you where you need to be.

This is why I use backup assistant and backup to Google.. I like backup assistant because I can load my contacts to any device with my number... but we're all different, And our needs dictate what we do... so ymmv

Unfortunately Google Play is having technical issues with my card. If i get a program like this is the fact that USB debugging mode is off on my phone going to be an issue? I do realize i created the perfect storm for losing my contacts so any additional help is very much appreciated.

No, USB debugging would only be if you were hardwire connecting. The Wireless remote control apps essentially set the phone up as a web or FTP server and then you connect from a browser just as if your phone was a website. The software creates a GUI interface to your phone that allows you to operate most of the functions just as if you were actually using the phone.

Unfortunately many of the applications for contact backup assume that the phone is properly registered to a Google account so they wouldn't work. You need something that actually gets you inside the phone to reach the contacts that are stored only there.

Some of the "find my phone" type applications offer remote access as well as remote backup and remote wipe. Perhaps one of those would yield greater success. Either way you go, you'll need to be able to at least start the application on the phone, and in some cases either enter or read from the phone an access code, email address, account name or something on that order.

I was able to get my laptop to recognize the phone connecting to the computer and downloaded and installed MotoCast and MotoCast USB. In MotoCast USB it asks me to sync and I have the option to sync contacts with outlook. I have tried twice now to sync contacts with outlook but it gives me this:

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